Add-on UserPets

[QuackieMackie]

I've been dying to work on something like this for ages now, and I finally started it.

I introduce you to: https://github.com/Sylphian-Network/Sylphian-UserPets

Basically it's similar to a tamagotchi, you take care of your pet, you can let users control assets, etc.
I haven't seen anything like this yet, is there a reason?

 

[Jake70]

Looks interesting, I'm building a new pet community, this would be nice indeed.
Good luck with the project.

 

[QuackieMackie]

Here is a video of it working, just do you can get an idea of what it looks like currently.
View attachment ShowcaseUserPetCloseToStable.Mp4

 

[Jake70]

Wow, nice work! You're now on the watch list.

 

[fords8]

Outstanding work @QuackieMackie .

 

[Static-Xbox]

This looks fantastic, really intrigued to see how this turns out!

 

[Matt C.]

That's pretty sweet, not gonna lie. Can't wait see what you do with it.

 

[QuackieMackie]

I'll be adding a leveling system next, so by interacting with your creature you gain 'xp'. In the future possibly bonus exp for certain tasks as well.
This is more just a status thing for your profile. You'd be able to customise the pet and flex on other users that your pet is a higher level.

I think I'll try and make this toggleable though, so if an forum owner doesn't want the leveling system but they want the pets they can choose to keep the pets without the levels.

 

[Lee]

Looks amazing so far

 

[Digital Doctor]

video of it working

make members upload an avatar for food to feed their pet

TBH,

I was worried you weren't going to feed your pet.
was about about to call the SCPA

 

[QuackieMackie]

make members upload an avatar for food to feed their pet

Do you mean like a drag and drop element?
Instead of a button, you'd have an apple for example, you'd drag that into the cavas and the feed animation would play?

That could be done but honestly I don't have the art skills for it. so I'm trying to limit the sprites I need.

 

[Digital Doctor]

I see addons that encourage people to "finish their profile" (upload avatar, fill in xyx, etc.).

So I was just suggesting tying things you want your users to do ... to supplying them with food to keep their pet alive.

or even the trophy system.

You were awarded your first like, (and got food for your pet !)​

 

[QuackieMackie]

I see addons that encourage people to "finish their profile" (upload avatar, fill in xyx, etc.).

So I was just suggesting tying things you want your users to do ... to supplying them with food to keep their pet alive.

or even the trophy system.

You were awarded your first like, (and got food for your pet !)​

I'll defiently be hooking up a few trophys. But I was thinking of something different.
Now the system has a leveling concept I can add exp to actions. Like when a user posts, when a user reacts to other posts, etc.
I could even add 'booster items' which could give users exp boosts for x time.

It's an interesting idea getting users to upload 'food' but it also feels a bit of a waste of space. Would I need to store these 'food' items, would I just trash them, would I even send the uploaded file to my server as that could be potentially wasted bandwidth.

No sorry I misunderstood what you meant, adding in something like that for completeing profiles is a good idea, I don't think it would be to tricky to add a tutorial into the pet as well.

This system could have so much potential I'm enjoying messing with it.​

 

[JoyFreak]

I'll defiently be hooking up a few trophys. But I was thinking of something different.
Now the system has a leveling concept I can add exp to actions. Like when a user posts, when a user reacts to other posts, etc.
I could even add 'booster items' which could give users exp boosts for x time.

It's an interesting idea getting users to upload 'food' but it also feels a bit of a waste of space. Would I need to store these 'food' items, would I just trash them, would I even send the uploaded file to my server as that could be potentially wasted bandwidth.

No sorry I misunderstood what you meant, adding in something like that for completeing profiles is a good idea, I don't think it would be to tricky to add a tutorial into the pet as well.

This system could have so much potential I'm enjoying messing with it.​

very nice work! I would love to get my hands on this once it’s complete! Be good to be able to change the “pet” to anything as simple as uploading an image. I.e. instead of a slime, a bat or cat, etc.

 

[QuackieMackie]

very nice work! I would love to get my hands on this once it’s complete! Be good to be able to change the “pet” to anything as simple as uploading an image. I.e. instead of a slime, a bat or cat, etc.

Hiya this is already a feature, you just need to upload a spite sheet into the assets folder and it should be available.

I haven’t tested this live yet though, but in theory it works.

 

[JoyFreak]

Hiya this is already a feature, you just need to upload a spite sheet into the assets folder and it should be available.

I haven’t tested this live yet though, but in theory it works.

Looking forward to the release

 

[JoyFreak]

Would also be cool to have the pets evolve as they level up

 

[QuackieMackie]

Would also be cool to have the pets evolve as they level up

That’s what I’m thinking about now, if I have a level I could make the pet visually grow with each level gain, so it would start off smaller, and gradually get bigger with levels.

Might be worth adding a max level though if I’m going to do that.

 

[Digital Doctor]

Would also be cool to have the pets evolve as they level up

I somehow assumed they did !